Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Greek Orthodox Church Daily Readings For Monday, 4 April

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Daily Scripture Readings and Lives of the Saints for Monday, April 4, 2011



Strict Fast



Readings for today:



Isaiah 37:33-38:6

Genesis 13:12-18

Proverbs 14:27-15:4



Feasts and Saints celebrated today:



George the Righteous of Maleon

Righteous Plato the Studite

Nicetas the Hieromartyr. Struggler of Serrai (1808)

Righteous Zosimas





Old Testament Reading



The reading is from Isaiah 37:33-38:6



"Therefore thus says the LORD concerning the king of Assyria: He shall not

come into this city, or shoot an arrow there, or come before it with a

shield, or cast up a siege mound against it. By the way that he came, by

the same he shall return, and he shall not come into this city, says

the LORD. For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake

and for the sake of my servant David." And the angel of the LORD

went forth, and slew a hundred and eighty-five thousand in the camp of

the Assyrians; and when men arose early in the morning, behold, these

were all dead bodies. Then Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and

went home and dwelt at Nineveh. And as he was worshiping in the house

of Nisroch his god, Adrammelech and Sharezer, his sons, slew him

with the sword, and escaped into the land of Ararat. And Esarhaddon

his son reigned in his stead.



In those days Hezekiah became sick and was at the point of death.

And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said to him,

"Thus says the LORD: Set your house in order; for you shall die, you

shall not recover." Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall, and

prayed to the LORD, and said, "Remember now, O LORD, I beseech thee, how

I have walked before thee in faithfulness and with a whole heart,

and have done what is good in thy sight." And Hezekiah wept bitterly.

Then the word of the LORD came to Isaiah: "Go and say to

Hezekiah, Thus says the LORD, the God of David your father: I have heard

your prayer, I have seen your tears; behold, I will add fifteen years

to your life. I will deliver you and this city out of the hand of

the king of Assyria, and defend this city.



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Old Testament Reading



The reading is from Genesis 13:12-18



Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan, while Lot dwelt among the

cities of the valley and moved his tent as far as Sodom. Now the men of

Sodom were wicked, great sinners against the LORD.



The LORD said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him, "Lift up

your eyes, and look from the place where you are, northward and

southward and eastward and westward; for all the land which you see I will

give to you and to your descendants for ever. I will make your

descendants as the dust of the earth; so that if one can count the dust of

the earth, your descendants also can be counted. Arise, walk through

the length and the breadth of the land, for I will give it to you."

So Abram moved his tent, and came and dwelt by the oaks of Mamre,

which are at Hebron; and there he built an altar to the LORD.



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Old Testament Reading



The reading is from Proverbs 14:27-15:4



The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, that one may avoid the

snares of death. In a multitude of people is the glory of a king, but

without people a prince is ruined. He who is slow to anger has great

understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly. A tranquil mind

gives life to the flesh, but passion makes the bones rot. He who

oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy

honors him. The wicked is overthrown through his evil-doing, but the

righteous finds refuge through his integrity. Wisdom abides in the mind of

a man of understanding, but it is not known in the heart of fools.

Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people. A servant

who deals wisely has the king's favor, but his wrath falls on one who

acts shamefully. A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word

stirs up anger. The tongue of the wise dispenses knowledge, but the

mouths of fools pour out folly. The eyes of the LORD are in every

place, keeping watch on the evil and the good. A gentle tongue is a

tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.



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George the Righteous of Maleon



Reading from the Synaxarion:



This Saint took up the monastic life from his youth, and went to Mount

Maleon, where a community of monks gathered about him. He foretold his

death from three years before, and reposed in an odour of sanctity.



Apolytikion in the Fourth Tone

With the rivers of your tears, you have made the barren desert

fertile. Through sighs of sorrow from deep within you, your labors have

borne fruit a hundred-fold. By your miracles you have become a light,

shining upon the world. O George, our Holy Father, pray to Christ our

God, to save our souls.



Reading courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA

Apolytikion courtesy of Narthex Press - Northridge, CA



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